3 cops shot dead by black buck poachers in MP, 2 criminals killed

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3 cops shot dead by black buck poachers in MP, 2 criminals killed

Sunday, 15 May 2022 | PNS | Bhopal

3 cops shot dead by black buck poachers in MP, 2 criminals killed

CM announces Rs 1 crore to kin of deceased cops

Three police officials were shot dead by black buck poachers in Saga Barkheda village of Aron region in Guna district in Madhya Pradesh late on Friday night. One accused Naushad was killed in the same encounter, while another criminal Shahjad Khan was gunned down in another encounter with cops on Saturday afternoon.

The incident occurred under the precincts of Aron police station, when the policemen had gone to nab the poachers after receiving a tip-off.

The deceased have been identified as Sub-inspector Rajkumar Jatav, 27 and constables, Neeraj Bhargava, 38, and Santram Meena, 27.

Soon after the information reached Bhopal, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan conducted a high-level meeting around 10 am and gave directives to take stern action against the culprits. By the afternoon, the police and administration had identified all the accused that were from nearby villages and bulldozed the houses of two of them.

Inspector general of Gwalior Anil Sharma has been removed from the post, as he had not reached the scene of crime even after 12 hours. He has been replaced by D Srinivas Varma. Ironically, Varma was posted as Gwalior IG few months ago, but due to strong opposition by a Union Minister, he was not allowed to join and under pressure, Amil Sharma was posted there.

A poacher identified as Naushad Mewati of Bedoriya village in Guna district was also killed and his four accomplices, all residents of Raghogarh of the same district, were arrested.

Guna superintendent of police, Rajeev Mishra, said the police got information about blackbuck poaching in the Aron forest near Sagabarkheda village of Guna. “When police personnel reached the spot at around 2.45am, they nabbed three poachers. But suddenly four poachers, who were on motorbikes, started firing,” he said.

The SP said the police personnel fired in retaliation and sudden firing caused injuries to them leading to the death of three personnel and injury to police vehicle driver.

Police recovered carcasses and five heads of blackbucks. A carcass of the peacock was also found on the spot. Normally, blackbucks, Indian antelopes, are killed for their horns and skin. The Chief Minister has announced an ex gratia of Rs 1 crore each to the bereaved families of the three deceased police personnel.

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